Privacies
noun, plural privacies for 5, 6.
1.
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
2.
the state of being free from unwanted or undue intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life or affairs; freedom to be let alone: Tourists must respect the tribe’s privacy.
Those who wish to smoke can do so in the privacy of their own homes.
See also invasion of privacy.
3.
freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, secret surveillance, or unauthorized disclosure of one’s personal data or information, as by a government, corporation, or individual: Ordinary citizens have a qualified right to privacy.
There is so much information about us online that personal privacy may be a thing of the past.
4.
the state of being concealed; secrecy:
Before he told us of his plans, he insisted on total privacy.
5.
Usually, privacies. Archaic. a personal matter that is concealed; a secret.
6.
Archaic. a private or secluded place.
noun
1.
the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion
2.
the condition of being secret; secrecy
3.
(philosophy) the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person
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